Siberian Wildfires Have Burned an Area More Than Three Times the Size of Delaware
It’s spring in an era of rapid climate change so that means Russia is being lit up by monster fires. But in an era of coronavirus, a confluence of factors…
Kickstarter Prepares to Shed ‘Up to 45-Percent’ Of Staff
Graphic: Kickstarter Kickstarter has been transparent that, as a result of the pandemic, the number of fundraising projects on the platform is nowhere near normal. Today, the company confirmed to…
The E9 OLED was one of LG’s best TVs – so where did it go?
There are plenty of good-looking OLED TVs around these days, and few look better than those put out by LG. The South Korean TV maker has put an immense amount…
Baseball and Sci-Fi Make Quite the Team
Science fiction author Rick Wilber is best known for writing about baseball, including a series of alternate history stories about real-life catcher-turned-spy Moe Berg. Wilber’s preoccupation with the game is…
Spies Say Covid-19 Isn’t Manmade
The full repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic will be felt for years, but one more immediate ripple is already occurring. Microsoft this week shared research that shows how ransomware hackers…
The Charge Running app is the perfect cure for those self-distancing blues
Work(out) From Home is a weekly column where we review smart fitness machines and apps in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Thanks to technology, there are still plenty of…
The Hype Cycle for Chloroquine Is Eerily Familiar
It now appears that the “invisible enemy,” as President Trump calls Covid-19, will not be routed by hydroxychloroquine, the 70-year-old malarial drug that he and his media allies repeatedly hyped…
How to Dye Your Hair at Home (Temporary or Semi-Permanent)
Faced with the life-altering circumstances of Covid-19, people are switching things up. That can mean a lot of terrible things, like losing a job or having a loved one get…
Want to Study Permafrost? Get It Before It’s Gone
The discovery heralded a new understanding of permafrost. It was proof that life could exist in extreme places. But more ominously, it suggested that the thawing happening all over the…
For under $30, this advanced training can take your Excel knowledge to the next level
TLDR: The Complete 2020 Microsoft Excel Expert Bundle might open your eyes to everything Excel can really do, all for under $30. If you’ve already got some background using Microsoft…